ZIMBABWE VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,962	3	8,493	+ 9,469
Diabetes Mellitus	2	15,524	9	3,344	+ 12,180
Stroke	3	10,010	5	5,126	+ 4,884
Violence	4	6,686	18	1,916	+ 4,770
Kidney Disease	5	5,348	12	2,214	+ 3,134
Prostate Cancer	6	4,015	32	628	+ 3,387
Breast Cancer	7	3,144	28	839	+ 2,305
Lung Cancers	8	2,645	43	286	+ 2,359
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,615	31	768	+ 1,847
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,500	2	10,779	- 8,279
Hypertension	11	2,450	24	1,146	+ 1,304
HIV/AIDS	12	2,386	1	19,988	- 17,602
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,382	40	505	+ 1,876
Liver Disease	14	1,655	17	1,941	- 286
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,584	4	6,037	- 4,453
Lung Disease	16	1,573	23	1,163	+ 410
Suicide	17	1,473	13	2,069	- 595
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,453	34	553	+ 900
Pancreas Cancer	19	1,386	47	217	+ 1,169
Lymphomas	20	1,357	26	960	+ 397
Cervical Cancer	21	1,180	14	2,023	- 843
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,136	11	2,217	- 1,082
Low Birth Weight	23	1,009	7	4,038	- 3,029
Ovary Cancer	24	976	51	173	+ 802
Inflammatory/Heart	25	878	25	1,047	- 170
Stomach Cancer	26	841	33	559	+ 282
Uterin Cancer	27	824	50	182	+ 642
Liver Cancer	28	802	38	510	+ 293
Leukemia	29	759	45	244	+ 516
Other Injuries	30	742	20	1,656	- 914
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	632	35	548	+ 84
Parkinson's Disease	32	625	46	226	+ 399
Falls	33	524	41	465	+ 59
Bladder Cancer	34	494	54	125	+ 369
Asthma	35	491	21	1,531	- 1,040
Skin Disease	36	473	52	173	+ 300
Epilepsy	37	391	39	508	- 117
Oral Cancer	38	376	49	208	+ 168
Drownings	39	376	27	956	- 580
Birth Trauma	40	307	8	3,405	- 3,098
Oesophagus Cancer	41	296	29	801	- 505
Alcohol	42	282	61	48	+ 233
Tuberculosis	43	262	16	1,999	- 1,737
Drug Use	44	228	48	213	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	219	6	4,595	- 4,376
War	46	205	65	26	+ 179
Malnutrition	47	202	10	2,396	- 2,195
Fires	48	199	30	793	- 594
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	136	36	542	- 406
Maternal Conditions	50	126	19	1,749	- 1,623
Other Neoplasms	51	123	62	37	+ 86
Meningitis	52	116	22	1,325	- 1,210
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	99	64	26	+ 73
Encephalitis	54	74	56	117	- 43
Dengue	55	64	73	0	+ 64
Appendicitis	56	54	58	66	- 13
Skin Cancers	57	52	44	264	- 212
Multiple Sclerosis	58	27	67	14	+ 13
Poisonings	59	18	37	515	- 497
Hepatitis B	60	6	60	57	- 51
Syphilis	61	2	55	124	- 123
Hepatitis C	62	1	66	14	- 13
Chlamydia	63	1	69	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	59	65	- 64
Tetanus	65	1	57	102	- 101
Ascariasis	66	0	70	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	42	419	- 419
Diphtheria	68	0	72	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	72	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	76	0	63	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Trinidad/Tob.

Zimbabwe

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.